The first worm to infect the cell phone iPhone, Apple, was found to spread in Australia. Experts fear to see more attacks in the future.
The program changes the traditional wallpaper of the iPhone by a picture of Rick Astley, an English singer of the 80s, with the message "ikee will never abandon you."
The worm, known as ikee concerns only unlocked phones (or jail broken), in which the user has deleted the Apple protection mechanisms to allow the device to run any software.
Experts say the worm is not harmful, but that might appear more malicious variants.
"The virus writer has published the full source code of the four existing variants of the worm," wrote Mikko Hypponen of F-Secure, a security company.
"This means that soon there will be more viruses that could have a load more unpleasant than just changing the wallpaper," he added.
Risks
"Ikee" until now has circulated only in Australia, home to Ashley Town, who said he created the worm for discussion the issue of security.
The virus can be eliminated by changing the phone password and deleting some files.
Some estimates suggest up to 10% of all iPhones and iPod Touch are operating under the mode "unlocked".
This practice can install applications that have not been approved by Apple.
For Graham Cluley, from security firm Sophos, "telephone users may rush (...) to increase functionality that Apple may have denied it, but if they do not care also run the risk that your iPhone will become the target of a hacker ".
"My prediction is that we may see more attacks like this in the future," added Cluley.
Lenses are intelligent and subtitles to translate user
The most advanced translation tool is smart lenses automatically show subtitles when they speak foreign words or phrases.
The machine-created by the high-tech company NEC-is similar to glasses but instead of lenses has a tiny projector that presents the images on the retina of the user.
The company produced a version that uses a real-time translation displaying subtitles when conducting a conversation between two people without a common language.
According to NEC, the lenses created far Tele Scouter baptized, are a business tool that can help the sales staff to receive, in the retina of your eye-registration information on customer purchases during a conversation.
But the device may also have uses more "exotic" such as assisting in the translation of words.
"These lenses have a microphone that picks up the voices of two people in conversation," the BBC said Don DePalma. technology expert.
"Subsequently transferred to the translation software and systems for voice to text and then sends the translated text to the retinas of each individual in the language of each person using the device.
While the user receives the information in the retina can hear the translation in your headphones.
According to NEC the device could be very useful in confidential conversations that do not want to use a human translator.
As DePalma notes, progress is a prime example as if we all want, ie, overcome the language barrier. "
"And now being achieved with spectacles that enable people to overcome this inability to speak a foreign language," he adds.
The system, says the company, is compact and lightweight so it can be used comfortably for long periods and use a lot of battery.
But there is still some time to have a pair of glasses that if we lost in a foreign country, we automatically translate the directions we are given.
For the moment, are still in Tele protitipo Scouter.
The company expects to launch in Japan in November 2010, but initially will be the enterprise version and will not have translation capabilities.
It is expected that lenses with ready translation capacity in 2011. The bad news is that may not be available to everyone.
It is expected that a set of 30 devices costing about 7.5 billion yen, about U.S. $ 83,000 dollars. And the cost does not include the price of translation tools, or software.
The machine-created by the high-tech company NEC-is similar to glasses but instead of lenses has a tiny projector that presents the images on the retina of the user.
The company produced a version that uses a real-time translation displaying subtitles when conducting a conversation between two people without a common language.
According to NEC, the lenses created far Tele Scouter baptized, are a business tool that can help the sales staff to receive, in the retina of your eye-registration information on customer purchases during a conversation.
But the device may also have uses more "exotic" such as assisting in the translation of words.
"These lenses have a microphone that picks up the voices of two people in conversation," the BBC said Don DePalma. technology expert.
"Subsequently transferred to the translation software and systems for voice to text and then sends the translated text to the retinas of each individual in the language of each person using the device.
While the user receives the information in the retina can hear the translation in your headphones.
According to NEC the device could be very useful in confidential conversations that do not want to use a human translator.
As DePalma notes, progress is a prime example as if we all want, ie, overcome the language barrier. "
"And now being achieved with spectacles that enable people to overcome this inability to speak a foreign language," he adds.
The system, says the company, is compact and lightweight so it can be used comfortably for long periods and use a lot of battery.
But there is still some time to have a pair of glasses that if we lost in a foreign country, we automatically translate the directions we are given.
For the moment, are still in Tele protitipo Scouter.
The company expects to launch in Japan in November 2010, but initially will be the enterprise version and will not have translation capabilities.
It is expected that lenses with ready translation capacity in 2011. The bad news is that may not be available to everyone.
It is expected that a set of 30 devices costing about 7.5 billion yen, about U.S. $ 83,000 dollars. And the cost does not include the price of translation tools, or software.
Apple opens first store in France in the Louvre Museum
The computer giant Apple opened its first French store under the glass pyramid of the Louvre Museum on Saturday, barely two weeks after Microsoft opened a coffee theme to promote its software in Windows 7.
Although Microsoft first began promoting its new Windows operating system in France, Apple has made its first store in a strategic position: the bowels of "The Museum", the shopping center "Carrousel".
See Apple's facilities Luvre.
Both companies have large operations in France, according to Paul Jackson, an analyst at Forrester Research. Jackson said that Apple, in particular, was looking to burnish its image quality with its new site in Paris.
"It has more to do with the sense of partnership with the purchases of first to market with as such," said Jackson. He said that France as a technology market tends to lag behind Britain and Germany, which already have Apple stores.
Apple French expansion will take place in a climate of economic uncertainty. Consumer spending in France is still volatile.
But spending on gadgets "forced" as the Apple iPhone has demonstrated its robustness. France Telecom has sold 1.3 million iPhones between November 2007 and September 2009, while new operators SFR and Bouygues Telecom has sold about 200,000 iPhones since France Telecom lost exclusivity in the spring.
"We are very confident in the French consumer," says the head of Apple retail, Ron Johnson, in the event in Paris to launch the store.
Although Microsoft first began promoting its new Windows operating system in France, Apple has made its first store in a strategic position: the bowels of "The Museum", the shopping center "Carrousel".
See Apple's facilities Luvre.
Both companies have large operations in France, according to Paul Jackson, an analyst at Forrester Research. Jackson said that Apple, in particular, was looking to burnish its image quality with its new site in Paris.
"It has more to do with the sense of partnership with the purchases of first to market with as such," said Jackson. He said that France as a technology market tends to lag behind Britain and Germany, which already have Apple stores.
Apple French expansion will take place in a climate of economic uncertainty. Consumer spending in France is still volatile.
But spending on gadgets "forced" as the Apple iPhone has demonstrated its robustness. France Telecom has sold 1.3 million iPhones between November 2007 and September 2009, while new operators SFR and Bouygues Telecom has sold about 200,000 iPhones since France Telecom lost exclusivity in the spring.
"We are very confident in the French consumer," says the head of Apple retail, Ron Johnson, in the event in Paris to launch the store.
China wants Robot Olympics
China already had the Olympic Games in 2008. He now plans to hold another in 2010. Only robots.
The international event will be held in Harbin, northeast of the country and will house robots around the world, competing in 16 categories.
Some disciplines will participate in the Olympic Games themselves, such as athletics, but also in other more appropriate for a humanoid, like cleaning.
May take part in the competition the robots that have human form and have two legs and two arms (the wheels are forbidden).
Games organizers expect more than 100 universities worldwide send their representatives to the event.
Harbin will host Olympic success robotic Instituto Tecnológico of the city, from which emerged a successful football team composed of humanoids.
In search of innovation
Professor Hong Rongbing, a member of this institution, said the goal of these games is to increase innovation and ensure that future devices are more flexible.
Still no date for the event because the organizers are still looking for sponsors to finance it.
Furthermore, this event will have to compete with RoboJuegos also be held in 2010. Take place in April in California (United States).
The Harbin joins the growing number of robot competitions. Not only in the realm of "sport." For example, Roboexotica is a tournament where the robots must demonstrate their ability to mix cocktails or light cigarettes.
Moreover, robots have their own World Cup. 400 teams from 35 countries competed in the 2009 edition. Next year will be in Singapore in June 2010.
The international event will be held in Harbin, northeast of the country and will house robots around the world, competing in 16 categories.
Some disciplines will participate in the Olympic Games themselves, such as athletics, but also in other more appropriate for a humanoid, like cleaning.
May take part in the competition the robots that have human form and have two legs and two arms (the wheels are forbidden).
Games organizers expect more than 100 universities worldwide send their representatives to the event.
Harbin will host Olympic success robotic Instituto Tecnológico of the city, from which emerged a successful football team composed of humanoids.
In search of innovation
Professor Hong Rongbing, a member of this institution, said the goal of these games is to increase innovation and ensure that future devices are more flexible.
Still no date for the event because the organizers are still looking for sponsors to finance it.
Furthermore, this event will have to compete with RoboJuegos also be held in 2010. Take place in April in California (United States).
The Harbin joins the growing number of robot competitions. Not only in the realm of "sport." For example, Roboexotica is a tournament where the robots must demonstrate their ability to mix cocktails or light cigarettes.
Moreover, robots have their own World Cup. 400 teams from 35 countries competed in the 2009 edition. Next year will be in Singapore in June 2010.
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